Revitalize and Replant

A Conversation with Jonathan Smith about Baptisms

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Mark welcomes Jonathan Smith, Director of Church Health and Growth for Texas Baptists.

Here are some highlights:

  • Empty seats in churches are not a bad thing, that means that there’s room for new people!
  • With the resurrected Christ, there is always hope for every church!
  • Put on display the church that you want to become.

    • Some principles for increasing baptisms in your church:

    • Preach on baptism twice a year.
    • Only baptize one person per week, unless they are family members.
    • Don’t baptize at the very beginning of the worship service.
      • A significant portion of your congregation will miss the baptism if it’s at the very beginning of the service.
      • A 3-week baptism plan:
        • Week 1 – Announce that there will be a baptism next week and provide invitations for the baptism candidate to invite friends and families.
        • Week 2 – Shoot a video of the baptism candidate answering two questions: 1) How did you come to faith in Christ? 2) How did this church help you come to faith in Christ? Show this video before the baptism.
        • Week 3 – Show a video of the testimony and the baptism.

          • Resources mentioned on this podcast:

          Texas Baptists PAVE process: txb.org/pave

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